Life….sigh !
okay..i must confess that writing everyday is really not my cup of tea so i either must get a software which can convert into words whatever i say or hire myself an assistant who will do it for me as i feel that i can think much better when only talking than typing or writing.
but now with my schedules more or less fixed for most part of the week, i can blog more so especially since i have things to talk about..things which are a completely new and exciting experience for me. I heard the news of Jhamu Sugandh’s demise through Gops and felt very very sad. Sad because another human life had ended and also because of a certain incident that I had experienced with the man.
It was a couple of years back in Bombay (yea ! i still prefer it Bombay) when I’d got a call from D-Man (im sure you understand…the rest just have to find a way to understand) in the middle of the night asking me to meet him the next morning at 5 at the Land’s End hotel. So after a 3 hour broken sleep, I showered and drove to the hotel - Ah ! What a pleasure it was to drive at that hour in Bombay. upon reaching the hotel, I promptly texted D-Man about my arrival. Seated in the lobby across me were a middle aged couple who also seemed to be waiting for someone. That someone turned out to be none other than D-Man who greeted them with a smile and then we all walked out. While we were waiting for our cars, I asked D-Man who they were…turned out that they were Mr & Mrs Jhamu Sugandh and they were also invited at that hour. The invitation, I soon realised was because D-Man wanted to go with us for prayers. Oh ! and I must mention that I spotted the beautiful Rekha entering the hotel in her workout clothes.
I soon realised what a humble personality Jhamuji was..I was talking to him all along asking him about his movie ventures blah blah..you know how exciting it is to get to talk to someone whom you’ve only heard or read about….he spoke patiently about Rangeela and other movies and how he could not complete Jaane Tu…since he was going through personal problems.
After returning to the hotel, we even had breakfast together and Jhamuji commented that I looked very famililar and asked me whether I was his son’s friend. We exchanged numbers and after that day, I would regularly forward him (and the others on my distribution list ! ) all the corny jokes an d forwards that I’d get on SMS…one more contact that I personally knew…thats the difference isn’t it ? One can see innumerable personalities but to know them personally and for them to know you personally is the difference….
But sadly, when I heard the news of Jhamuji’s demise, I still could not beleive it. Not that he was someone really close to me but when you’ve spent time with a person (could be anyone…your colleague, your neighbour) and still have memories of the time spent together and to realise that that person no longer exists in this world………. !!
This is the second personality that I know with whom something like this has happened. Just last year, it was Mrs Kadri’s demise that shocked me. I had been co-ordinating and speaking to her regularly for child singers and performers and she would always ask me to arrange a meeting with D-Man (she ofcourse knew him and could have approached him directly) but prefered to be professional and I kept promising her for it and one fine day read the news that she wasn’t alive anymore………the same report also stated that she was none other than Suneil Shetty’s mother in law - something that I’d never known before……
Go and tell your loved ones today how much you love them for we do not know if they or we will be here tommorow - till next time……………………
